In encode-only or decode-only mode the WW108 handles a single 1080p60
stream, or up to four 720p30 streams. In codec mode it processes one
1080p30 (or 720p60) encode and one 1080p30 (or 720p60) decode
simultaneously, or two 720p30 encodes and two 720p30 decodes
simultaneously. The WW602 handles a single HD encode or decode, up to
1080p60. In encode-only or decode-only mode the WW508 encodes or decodes up
to eight D1 streams at 30 frames/sec or 32 CIF streams at 30 frames/sec. In
codec mode it handles 4 D1 (or 16 CIF) encodes at 30 frames/sec
simultaneously with 4 D1 (or 16 CIF) decodes at 30 frames/sec.

"The impressive performance of the WW108, WW508 and WW602 positions Taos at
the apex of current H.264 video codecs in the industry. There is nothing
like the WW108, WW508 and WW602 today in the video surveillance, wireless
HDMI and video conferencing markets. But, more importantly, they provide
OEMs in these markets with a drastic cost reduction per HD or SD stream
over current ASIC or DSP-based solutions," said Lars Herlitz, CEO at W&W
Communications.

All three products come with support for W&W Communications' patent-pending
Super Low Latency Technology (SLL Technology). This allows the
WW108 and WW602 to perform single stream HD processing at sub 1ms
encode-decode latency, while the WW108 and WW508 perform multi-stream
processing at sub 40ms encode-decode latency.

"In wireless applications the need for bandwidth always outstrips
availability. The WW602 and WW108 provide for the first time no-compromise
solutions for wireless HDMI implementations that optimize use of available
bandwidth while virtually eliminating latency, and do so at mass consumer
price points," said Kishan Jainandunsing, VP Marketing at W&W
Communications.

SLL Technology minimizes video feedback delays in video conferencing
applications. In video surveillance applications it allows for real-time
camera PTZ feedback and for real-time securing of premises upon a security
breach, while in wireless media server and wireless HDMI applications it
makes gaming and interaction with multi-media content practical.

For these multi-media applications, the transsizing and transrating
capabilities of the WW108 and WW602 make it possible to stream content
originally distributed in HD or SD format to handheld devices. For video
conferencing and video surveillance applications, the WW108 and WW508 allow
video captured in HD or SD to be similarly transsized and transrated for
transmission to a mobile phone.

The WW108 has features specifically optimized for video conferencing, video
surveillance and wireless media server applications, while the WW508 has
the same set of features optimized for video surveillance applications.
Selective blocking of video regions allows sensitive information to be kept
private in video surveillance or video conferencing applications, while
this feature can be used for selective blocking of audience-sensitive
content in media server applications. Motion vector and SAD information
provides hooks to developers of video surveillance analytics applications
and video conferencing software developers can use this information to
enable auto context-switching features.

Advanced error resiliency and concealment tools combined with advanced,
channel-adaptive bit rate control tools allow developers to take full
advantage of the WW108, WW602 and WW508 to dynamically determine best modes
of operation for any given situation.

Pricing & Availability

The WW108, WW508 and WW602 will start sampling to select customers in July,
with mass production planned in Q4 2008. Volume pricing for 10,000 units
starts at $100 for the WW108, $40 for the WW508 and $25 for the WW602. An
evaluation kit, SDK and HDK are available for design support.

About W&W Communications, Inc.

W&W Communications is a fabless semiconductor company, which develops
best-in-class video compression solutions for consumer, professional,
enterprise and infrastructure applications. Its innovative product line
includes highly optimized, super low latency, power-efficient,
high-definition H.264 codecs and multi-format, multi-channel transcoders.
The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA with offices in Beijing,
China and Madrid, Spain. For more information visit
www.wwcoms.com.